Overmoulding Copper Busbars for Powertrains: Prototype Injection Moulding in the UK
As demand for electrification grows across automotive and marine sectors, overmoulding copper busbars has become a critical process in developing reliable power distribution components. At Dudley Associates, we specialise in busbar overmoulding in the UK, supporting customers through prototype injection moulding and low-to-medium volume production. These projects often sit within new product development (NPD), where […]
When the Material Doesn’t Exist (Yet!): A Story of Persistence in Prototype Tooling
In product development, not every challenge arrives neatly defined. Some push you into unfamiliar territory—where data is limited, timelines are tight, and expectations are uncompromising. This was exactly the case when we were appointed to develop a prototype mould tool for a highly technical automotive component. The Challenge From the outset, this wasn’t a straightforward […]
Unveiling the Secrets of Successful Toolmaking in Plastic Injection Moulding
Introduction to Successful Toolmaking in Plastic Injection Moulding Plastic injection moulding is a widely used manufacturing process that involves the production of plastic parts by injecting molten plastic material into a mould. This technique has revolutionised the production of various consumer products, automotive components, medical devices, and more. Behind the scenes of this intricate process […]
What Plastics are used for Plastic Injection Moulding?
What Plastics are used for Plastic Injection Moulding? There are more than 85,000 commercial plastic materials and 45 polymer series available for injection moulding. Among them, polymers can be roughly divided into two categories: thermosetting plastics and thermoplastics. The most used plastic types are high-density polyethene (HDPE) and low-density polyethene (LDPE). Polyethene has […]
Everything You Need To Know About Plastic Injection Moulding
Injection Moulding is a manufacturing process for producing plastic parts in small, medium or large volume. It is most typically used in mass-production processes where the same part is being created hundreds, thousands or even millions of times in succession. Why You Might Want to Use Injection Moulding One of the main advantages of plastic injection moulding […]
Specialist Toolmaking and Injection Moulding Services
A little bit more about our Injection Moulding services: Dudley Associates manufacture a very wide range of both development and production mouldings for the medical, defence, aerospace, electronics, automotive, bio-tech and private sectors, and we fully understand the discreet requirements associated with each Industry. We work on a daily basis with a very broad range of […]
Injection Moulding & Toolmaking – A Little Bit More About Us
A Little Bit About Us… Dudley Associates, an owner managed business since 2014 and founded in 1991, has gone from strength to strength. In 2016, an additional adjoining building was taken on to house the new, state of the art high-precision, high speed CNC production cell with full automation. Over the past decade, the company […]
Throwback Thursday ⏮ Plastic Injection Moulding & Tooling in the Marine Industry
Throwback Thursday ⏮ Back in 2008, our partnership with Native Oyster Network began when we were asked to design and develop a cage capable of restricting, or inhibiting, bacteria and barnacle growth. So we got to work! Specifically, we were asked to develop a plastic that had hydrophobic properties so that when the tide went […]